Somehow in our life whether we want to or not, we all give
advices. It can be a good advice or really bad one, sometimes it’s idiotic and most
of the time it’s just for the heck of it. Unfortunately what’s sad is that even
when we do give advice, 90% of time we know we should be the last person giving
it.
It’s not that we saying the wrong things or pointing in the
wrong direction, rather majority of the time when we know it should not be us
saying it, is because we don’t follow it our self. It’s like a porn star giving
teenagers advice about having safe sex; it just doesn’t feel or seem right.
I am not saying that it is wrong for the person in the above
scenario to be giving that advice, rather to be honest no one but he/she (the
porn star) understands the importance of having safe sex. It’s just that he/she
is not the right role model to show the teenager the importance of it.
We all know right from wrong, and we all at some point in
our lives follow the wrong path even when we do know it’s wrong. It is this following
the wrong path that makes us learn from things in life and understand how valuable
they are.
It’s funny how when we have done a wrong thing and have learned
from it, that when we see someone else going in that same wrong direction we immediately
give them the advice of NOT TO DO IT and how bad it is for them and just hope
against hope that they listen to you.
What all of this has got me thinking is that is it wrong for
us to give advice to others when we know we are the last person who should be
giving it? Is it being hypocritical of us to wish that they listen to you and
not follow the wrong path when you yourself first committed that same mistake
to be able to actually understand the true value of it today? Is it not better for
someone to commit that mistake and learn from it first hand and understand the
true value of it than just take your word for it?
I know the thinking about the above will vary from person to
person. I am not looking for much input on that here. Rather, I just am curious as
to what thought, it provokes.
